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and hip hop. Successful examples of the genre create a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear, but that also retains the energetic excitement of live brass and early swing recordings. Electro swing groups typically include singers, musicians playing traditional jazz instruments (e.g.

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Boogie Belgique Boogie Belgique is a Belgian experimental hip hop and electro swing band (self-described as swing hop) started by Oswald Cromheecke in 2012. Members * Oswald Cromheecke (2012–present) * Cedric Van Overstraeten: trumpet * Aiko Devriendt: key ...

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chart in 2015. * " We No Speak Americano" was a major hit in Australia and Europe, and achieved considerable success in the United States on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

References

External links

Sampling the Swing Era: The Role and Function Vintage Music Plays Within the Genre of Electro Swing, Chris Inglis 2015

The rise of Electro Swing: Why the sounds of the '30s and '40s are re-emerging in popular music, Chris Inglis 2014
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